From Harry Hoffmann and Kelly O‘Donnell Global Member Care Resource List updated 26 January 2006 (full text available at membercare.org/images/organizations/listnov05.pdf ) NA based providers are also listed in article.
Austria
Judith Davids, Counselor
Postfach 623, 6021 Innsbruck
Tel: +43-664-543 5907
Fax: +43-512-560 527
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Counseling for missionaries/pastors in Europe.
Barnabas Zentrum Carl Krause, Director/Counselor
St. Sigmund Strasse # 39
A-9800 Spittal/Drau
Austria
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Web: www.netlifemin.org/ministries/bzentrum
Focus on Christian workers/families serving in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. It is a personal and marital counseling retreat center for pastors, missionaries and others in church and parachurch staff positions. Offers a place of solitude and confidentiality where such issues as marital crises, stress, burnout, staff/team relations and interpersonal or vocational conflicts may be worked through while at the same fostering rest and refreshment.
Missionswerk “Leben in Jesus Christus”
Postfach 197, 6460 Imst
Tel: +43-5412-65684; Fax: +43-5412-61401
Seminars and retreats for spiritual renewal, counseling, marriage/family enrichment.
Pro Family Counseling CenterArt and Ursula Spooner, Counselor
Frauengasse 4/2, 1170 Vienna
Tel: +43-699-19564238
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Consultation/counseling ministry to Austrians, missionaries and ex-pats in the city of Vienna.
Schloss Mittersill Steven Purcell, Coordinator
Schloss Mittersill, 5730 Mittersill
Tel: +43-6562-4523; Fax: +43-6523-452350
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Website: www.schlossmittersill.org
Focus is to refresh and equip Christian workers in Europe through seminars and retreats.
Belgium
Centrum voor Pstorale Counselling Jef De Vriese, Director
St. Jansbergsesteenweg 97, 3001 Haverlee
Tel: +32-16-200927
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Website: www.pastoralecounseling.org
Pastoral counseling for adults and children; training in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Denmark
John Rosenstock, Psychologist
Katrinevej 31, 2900 Hellerup
Tel: +45-3962-0848
Consultant for mission boards; psychological counseling for missionaries in Danish/English.
Jorgen and Anette Due Madsen, Psychiatrist and Psychologist
Alkershvilevej 59, 2880 Bagsvaerd
Tel: +45-4498-1737
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Consultants for mission boards; psychological counseling for missionaries in Danish/English.
DUO Jacob Hoeg Jenson
Evanstonevej 4a, 1.tv, 2900 Hellerup
Tel: +45-3918-4535
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Website: www.duopage.dk
Seminars and consultation on third-culture children. Language: Danish and English.
Institute for Diakoni og Sjaelesorg Lene Oestergaard
Kolonien Filadelfia, 4293 Dianalund
Tel: +45-5826-4200; Fax: +45-5826-4239
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Debriefing, individual counseling, retreats in Danish and English.
Missionary Fellowship Ove Bro Henriksen, Coordinator
Gyvelvej 22, 761 Ejstrupholm
Tel: +45-7577-2904
Seminars and retreats for former missionaries.
France
Entrepierres Jonathan Ward, Director
Le Vieux Village, 04200 Entrepierres
Tel: +33- 492-612509; Fax: +33-492-612509
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Website: www.famillejetaime.com
Offers Christ-centered rest, refreshment and restoration via pastoral care, counseling and consultation for Christian workers and their families in French-speaking Europe. Also has referrals for Christian counseling in France.
Global Member Care Resource
Famille Je t’Aime Bertrand Audeoud, Director
17 avenue Marechal Foch, 68500 Guebwiller
Tel: +33-389-621011; Fax: +33-389-621100
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Website: www.famillejetaime.com
Offers training in counseling, men’s ministry/ groups, family camps, conferences, counseling, counseling supervision.
Inter. Family and Church Growth Institute Dr. Walter Stuart, Director
13b rue Principale, 68610 Lautenbach
Tel: +33-389-763159
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Pastoral/family counseling; crisis and trauma debriefing; consultations for mission personnel, MKs and mission organizations.
One Another Member Care Services Dr. Robert Lugar, Director
150 Chemin des Colombiers
34820 Assas
Tel: +33-6-1495 0730
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Website: www.OneAnother.com
Crisis intervention, conflict mediation, counseling, consulting and training for missionaries and pastors.
Germany
Dr. Lianne Roembke
Otto-von-Guericke-Str. 106, 39104 Magdeburg
Tel: +49-391-561 9737; Fax: +49-391-561 97
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Consultant for multicultural teams, speaker and consultant for missionary staff conferences in English and German.
Columbia International Univ.—Germany
Hindenburgstr. 36, 70825
Korntal-Munchingen
Tel: +49-711-8396533; Fax: +49-711-8380545
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Website: www.aem.de
Seminars for missionaries on furlough and people preparing for cross cultural ministry. In the German language nd context, emphasizing Christian maturity, instruction in Biblical and theological curricula, and training in the skills needed for effective cross-cultural ministry.
El Shalom E.V. Irmgard Ott
Uhlandstr. 2, 71120 Grafenau
Tel: +49-7033-130747; Fax: +49-7033-130748
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Website: www.elshalom.de
Offers counseling, consulting, and retreats.
IGNIS Academy for Christian Psychology
Kanzler-Stuertzel-Str. 2, 97318 Kitzingen
Tel: +49-9321-13300; Fax: +49-9321-133041
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Website: www.ignis.de
Counseling center, Christian graduate program in psychology, referral source for counselors in the German speaking world. Also runs an inpatient psychiatric facility.
Klinik Hohe Mark
Friedlaenderstraße 2, 61440 Oberursel
Tel: +49-6171-204 0; Fax: +49-6171-204 8000
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Website: www.hohemark.de
Christian psychiatric facility with residential and outpatient services. Treatment for trauma and mental disorders.
Member Care Partners Germany Friedhilde and Helmut Stricker, Coordinators
Kirchberg 2, 74243 Langenbrettach
Tel: +49-7946-91 51 31
Fax: +49-7946-91 51 51
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Contact for member care in Germany. Networking with Evangelical mission agencies, consulting missionaries and referrals. Aim is to build partnership of counselors, mission leaders and missionaries and the encouragement of
the local churches in member care.
MK-Care Priscilla Elsaesser, Contact
Aberlin-Joerg-Str. 20, 70372 Stuttgart
Tel: +49-711-5594770
Maintains a network for MK care in Germany.
Website: www.mk-care.org
Neue Hoffnung E.V. Gisela Stuebner
Frankfurter Str. 4, 35091 Coelbe
Tel: +49-6427-931519
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Seminars and counseling for missionaries and full-time Christian workers.
ORA International Annemie Grosshauser, Psychologist
Lindenstr.16, 21521 Aumuehle
Tel: +49-4104-7571
Fax: +49-4104-692896
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Debriefing, crisis intervention, counseling (inner healing, deliverance), special emphasis: Muslim world. German, English, Farsi.
Hungary
Dr. Evan Parks
Menyecske u. 1, VI-40, 1112 Budapest
Tel: +36-1-310 1321
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Developing a care center for individuals and couples seeking spiritual/emotional renewal.
Ministry Essentials Al and Jeanie Stirling, Directors
Facsemete utca 1/15
1112 Budapest, Hungary
Tel: +36-1-246-5020
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Provides counselling and consultation services for mission personnel in Budapest, as well as travelling to surrounding countries to offer services.
SHARE Educational Services
Ifjusag u. 11, 2049 Diosd
Tel: +36-23-381 951; Fax: +36-23-381 208
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Website: www.share-ed-services.org
Provide information, counsel, materials and human resource support to missionary families in Europe and the former Soviet Union in meeting the educational needs of their children.
Norway
RoB, Instituut for Sjelesorg Solveig and Bjoern Lande, Psychiatrists
Hoenskollen 7, 1384 Asker
Tel: +66-78-2897; Fax: +66-78-4217
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Practicing general psychiatry including crisis intervention, family therapy, psychotherapy for children, adults and groups; counseling in conflict situations, debriefing, reentry, lecturing, and supervising counselors and missionary leaders. The pastoral members of RoB provide counseling, debriefing, retreats, shorter courses and more extensive education in counseling.
Poland
Life and Mission Ministry Henrik and Alina Wieja
Ul. 3 – go Maja 3, 45-450 Ustron
Tel: +48-33-54 29 95
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Website: www.silesia.pik-net.pl/forum/misja
Christian counseling and promotion of Biblical concepts and apologetics in Polish society.
Russia
Moscow Center of Psychology Alexander Makhnach, Director
13 Yaroslavskaya Street, 129366 Moscow
Tel: +7-95-283 5150; Fax: +7-95-283 5150
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Psychological support for couples, families, and children in Russia. Russian and English.
Spain
Carolyn Kerr, Ph.D.
C/Montelirio 8, 41908 Castilleja de Guzman
Tel: +34-95-572 0503; Fax: +34-95-572 0503
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Consultation and emergency psychological evaluation, short-term individual, marital and family counseling, conflict resolution, seminars on burnout and training in counseling. Language: English, Spanish
Centro de Neuropsiquiatría y Psicología Raúl García, Psychiatrist
Mateo Inurria, 13, 1o B, 28036 Madrid
Tel: +34-91-3598600 / 3598609
Fax: +34-91-3503651
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Individual and familiy therapy, counseling.
De Familia a Familia; FamilyLife Victor and Cesca Miron, Coordinators
Address:37 Malats bajos, 08030 Barcelona
Tel: +34-93-2740642, Fax: +34-93-4530915
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Website: www.defamilia.org
Focuses on prevention in the areas of marriage and family with marriage conferences, small group material, premarital seminars, parenting seminars, and basic counseling.
El Faro
Calle Plata 16 primero, 41014 Seville
Tel: +34-546-93398
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A Christian pastoral counseling and retreat
center ministering to the brokenness of persons through a process of Biblical counseling and healing prayer in a safe atmosphere.
Member Care North Africa Rachel Kull, Chairperson
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Develop and provide member care resources and networking for North Africa. Language: English, French, German, Spanish and Dutch.
Switzerland
Centre Chretien de Psychologie Daniel and Denise Bouvier, Directors
31 rue de la Colmbiere, 1260 Nyon
Tel: +41-22-361 6505; Fax: +41-22-361 6507
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Counseling in French and English; referrals.
Fed. de Missiones Evangel. Francophones Stefan Schmid, M.Th.
Case Postale 68, 1806 Saint-Legier
Tel: +41-21-943 18 91; Fax: +41-21-943 43 65
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Website: www.temanet.org/iem
Annual conferences on member care, referrals to French speaking counselors.
Psychiatric Clinic Sonnenhalde Samuel Pfeifer, M.D.
Ganshaldenweg 22-32, 4125 Riehen
Tel: +41-61-645 46 46; Fax: +41-645-46 00
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Website: www.sonnenhalde.ch
Christian psychiatric clinic with 59 inpatient beds and three doctors working in the outpatient department. Offers psychotherapeutic counseling and treatment of organic aspects of depression, anxiety and psychosis as well as the common mental problems.
The Netherlands
Foundation ZON Teo van der Weele, M.A.
Korhoelaan 1/19, 3847LL, Harderwijk
Tel: +31-341-410341; Fax: +31-341-410007
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Counseling/therapy and a 10 day summer program in Denmark. Language: Dutch, German, English and Thai.
Institute for Transcultural and Missionary Psychology Margrete Bac-Fahner, Corry Nap-van Dalen, Irene Blom-Vrijmoeth, psychologists
Beverweerd 3, 3813 XB
The Netherlands
Tel: +31-33-4625651
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Web: www.itmp.nl
Offers psychological help to missionaries and other expatriates, providing preventative and curative care, via testing, assessment, training courses, lectures, publications, counseling, therapy, and debriefing. Languages: Dutch and English.
Hands to Serve Steve Simmons, Director
Postbus 5740, 3290 AA, Strijen
Tel: +31-78-6571509; Fax: +31-78-6742293
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Serves missionaries while they are in Holland with loan cars, computer repairs, etc.
Ins. for Transcultural Mis. and Psychology Margrete Bac-Fahner, Psychologist
Royaars van den Hamkade 44a,
3552 CN, Utrecht
Tel: +31-30-2437673 / 30-2542208
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Psychological help to missionaries and other expatriates, providing preventative and curative care, by means of testing, assessment, training courses, lectures, publications, counseling, therapy and debriefing. Dutch/English.
Tabitha Dr. Jurg
Anerweg Noord 86, 7775 AV, Lutten
Tel: +31-523-683275; Fax: +31-523-683475
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Pastoral counseling, individual consultation, group therapy, art therapy, and recreation
Ukraine
Rapha Center Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary
Kiev, Ukraine
Christian counseling center.
contact: Dennis and Lydia Bowen
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United Kingdom
ARREST David and Debbie Lovell-Hawker, Directors
United Kingdom
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A support service run by two clinical psychologists, to assist mission/aid workers. Services include debriefing, assessment, supervision, counselling, field care, training, and email consultation. Services are provided in the UK and internationally on location.
Campus Crusade for Christ International Don R. Myers, Director
24 Birchwood Grove
TW123DU, Hampton
Tel: +44-208-941 7463
Fax: +44-208-979 7842
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Family life, marriage and parenting conferences
in Europe, Africa, Asia and Middle East.
Care for Mission Dr. Michael Jones
Elphinstone Wing, Carberry
EH21 9DR, Musselburgh
Tel: +44-131-653 6767
Fax: +44-131-653 3646
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Health care services including full medical assessment, personal review assessment of candidates, counseling and supervision.
COMET—Families on the Move Marion Knell, Chairperson
11 Victoria Road
LE12 8RF, Woodhouse Eaves
Tel: +44-1509-890268
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Resources and networking for MK care and training. Day conferences and MK holidays. Also member care contact person for UK resources/referrals.
Conway House Training Centre—OM
115 Russell Road, LL18 3NR, Rhyl
Tel: +44-1745-343085; Fax: +44-1745-330790
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Training and pastoral care courses to equip and leaders and missionaries.
Equip Tony Horsfall, Manager
Bawtry Hall, Bawtry, DN10 6JH, Doncaster
Tel: +44-1302-710020; Fax: +44-1302-710027
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Prepares and equips Christians for service both at home and abroad. Courses include: preparing for change, handling missionary stress, serving as senders, etc.
Healing for the Nations
24 Scotforth Rd., LA1 4ST, Lancaster
Tel: +44-1524-843977; Fax: +44-1524-843977
Retreats and spiritual formation.
InterHealth Dr. Ted Lankester
157 Waterloo Road, SE1 8US, London
Tel: +44-207-902 9000
Fax: +44-207-928 0927
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Provides a full range of medical and psychological care for missionaries, aid workers, volunteers and their sending agencies including: counseling, debriefing, medical screening, travel clinic, travel health shop, tropical and occupational medicine, research, publications. English, Portuguese, Spanish, German.
Mission Encouragement Trust Janice Rowland, Director
P.O. Box 3016, BN12 6RL, Worthing
Tel/Fax: +44-1903-603405
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Encouragement and support for long-term missionaries via visits primarily in Western Europe, Poland, Hungary and Romania. Language: English, French, Afrikaans, Hebrew.
Missionary Training Service Ian Benson, Coordinator
18 Aston Way,
SY11 2XY, Oswestry, Shropshire
Tel: +44-1691-653 619
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Training missionaries, developing missionary training materials, facilitating a network of missionary trainers.
Network of Christians in Psychology
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Website: www.necip.org.uk
A network of over 200 members representing professional clinical, occupational, educational, counseling, and academic psychologists in the UK. Aim is to support psychologists and students studying psychology as Christians.
Palmer Fry Counselling Services Michael and Dot Palmer Fry
58 Hanover Gardens, SE11 5TN, London
Tel: +44-207-582 4130
Fax: +44-287-582 4130
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Professional Christian counseling to those who are struggling emotionally, are in crisis, or habitual sin. Language: English and Spanish.
Penhurst Retreat Centre Richard and Storm Hann, Directors
44 St. Mary’s Road
CV31 1JP Leamington Spa
Tel: +44-1926- 425403
FAX: +44-870-734 5436
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A place for personal renewal for individuals and small groups who are preparing to work overseas or returning from working in stressful environments abroad or at home. Also offers guided or unguided retreats.
Waverly Christian Training
Waverley Abbey House, Waverley Lane
GU9 8EP, Farnham
Tel: +44-1252-784731; Fax: +44-1252-784734
Website: www.christiancounselling.com
Training in Christian counseling.